Since I've started paying 8 ball again on Miniclip I've noticed one very distinct thing; Murphy's Law is in full effect! The game seems to favor those who play like mad men. It rewards those who play with very little control and often times punish those that exercise it with every shot. The balls move in ways that defy all logic at times; its as if the table is wrapped in glass or something. Seriously, why is this?

I have reported this bug many many times so I'll try here.
When your opponent makes a foul you get the message telling you so on the screen.
In this moment of time you are unable to put position on the cue ball until that message disappears however your timer is ticking down !
When you are playing Paris Chateau for example and you have now less time for your shots this has a huge impact.

I have reported this bug many many times so I'll try here.
When your opponent makes a foul you get the message telling you so on the screen.
In this moment of time you are unable to put position on the cue ball until that message disappears however your timer is ticking down !
When you are playing Paris Chateau for example and you have now less time for your shots this has a huge impact.

Actually, this is the part of Paris Chateau tier. As you make successful consecutive shots, the timer decreases the time, even after you win the match and want to play again with the same opponent. To deal with this, leaving the tier and coming back again for more would be the great idea. Not sure whether the timer issue is the bug or not. Time will tell when there are more users having some thoughts about it.

If I was to break and pot the white you will get the cue ball in hand yes?
Try putting position on the ball immediately and taking a shot. You can't until the message saying your opponent has fouled has disappeared from the screen.

@TDoGWarrior , when I first won and played again with the same opponent, the time ticker decreases the time. This is actually the pattern I found. Though I did not record this in the video (sorry if I am missing some proof here), this is actually true in the web game I played.

For the cushion contact bug, this sometimes happened to me too. I am sure that Miniclip will fix this. Good thing you brought this here. Possible way to deal with this while MC is working on that bug is to make the cue-ball-contact-with-the-cushion collision more visible.

After reading this thread I'm surprised but perhaps left with no alternative but to accept that the notifications that pop-up during a game (post-cue recharging message, for example) and obscure the english/spin on the cue ball is doing so INTENTIONALLY???!

Current gripes:
1) I had approx. 1.5m pool coins just disappear from my account.
2) The weekly game is just encouraging everyone to only play one frame against each opponent.
3) I am finding frequently I do not get the break EVERY time against new opponents, I mean like 10 games in a row before I get fed up and log out.
4) Still cheats about spoiling things

I just finished a game where I was the first to play and potted all my balls without the opponent having a chance to play. I saw "You Win" notification and opponent left the game. I didn't receive achievement for my game... Is it because the opponent left?